Hailed as the ‘Diva of the Sudanese desert’ (BBC World News) on Apr 22, Sudanese-Italian singer Amira Kheir performs a headline set on her Grow debut.
Sudanese singer Amira Kheir has been enchanting audiences around the world with her unique sound inspired by traditional music from her homeland Sudan and explorative of jazz, soul, rock, desert blues and experimental music.
Celebrative of the stories of women, marginalised voices, unheard perspectives, outsiders, Amira’s music finds its pulse in themes of liberation, love, freedom, connection, belonging, destiny, unity, environment, transformation and evolution.
She was nominated for 'Best Artist’ at the 2019 Songlines Music Awards, as well as being nominated as one of “6 Amazing Jazz Artists from the Middle East and North Africa not to be missed” by Mideast Tunes, and selected as one of “13 African Artists that will mark the next Decade” by Rede Angola. As a singer, songwriter and producer, she is repeatedly featured on world renowned magazines including Songlines, fRoots, the Evening Standard, as well as Radio France Internationale, Fip, Radio Popolare, Rai Radio 3, BBC World News, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 3, BBC Arabic and BBC Persia.
“she handles futuristic desert blues, floating Afro-jazz, Arabic rock and traditional Sudanese melodies with equal aplomb’ and 'music that is bold and poetic, beautiful and fearless”. Songlines Magazine
She will be joined by a Grow resident DJ who’ll be spinning the best in contemporary & traditional world music and an eclectic mix of dancefloor goodies till 2am!
£6 from 9pm
Amira will perform from 10 till 11pm
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